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ACLU of Louisiana Files Brief Supporting Asylum for Gay Refugee Fleeing anti-LGBTQ Violence in Ghana

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals asking the Court to hold, once and for all, that LGBTQ+ people subject to persecution in their home countries are protected under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Attorney General Landry for Attacking LGBTQ Rights at the U.S. Supreme Court

LITTLE ROCK – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has signed on to a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 23 asking the court to rule against three individuals who had been fired for being LGBTQ.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

ACLU of Louisiana Reminds Public Schools to Respect Students’ Constitutional Rights

NEW ORLEANS – As students head back to school for the fall, the ACLU of Louisiana is reminding school leaders to respect the constitutional rights of all students.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Library Agrees to Lift Ban on Drag Queen Story Time After ACLU Lawsuit

LAFAYETTE, La. – Lafayette Public Library officials today agreed to lift a ban on patrons organizing Drag Queen Story Time events in response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Louisiana lawsuit challenging the library’s policy.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights, Free Speech

ACLU of Louisiana Files Lawsuit Challenging Public Library’s Ban on Drag Queen Story Time

LAFAYETTE, LA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today filed a lawsuit challenging the Lafayette Public Library’s ban on Drag Queen Story Time, an educational program designed to encourage tolerance and combat gender stereotypes.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights, Free Speech